Stripe Fees (UK & European Accounts)

When you create your GoFundMe account and indicate that you reside in one of the following countries, you will be asked to create an account with Stripe:

United KingdomIrelandFranceNetherlandsBelgiumGermanySpainLuxembourgFinlandItalyAustriaPortugalDenmarkSwedenNorwaySwitzerland

Stripe's fees are dependent on both where the campaign is set up, and where the donation is coming from. To see the specific fees for your country, please visit our Pricing page and select your country from the drop down menu.

Since our fee is deducted from each donation in real-time, you will never need to worry about getting billed or owing us any money. Additionally, your donors are never charged fees.

VAT Fee

A value-added tax (VAT) is a way of implementing a consumption tax in Europe, Japan and many other countries. Starting 1 Aug 2016, VAT fees in countries that require VAT to be collected (excluding Norway and Switzerland). You can see VAT fees by country in the table below.

VAT fee calculation

The VAT fee will be deducted from the donation and will be incorporated into the GoFundMe application fee.